Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I'm home, and another year is apparently over. I've never really measured years in actual months; for me a year is the time from when school starts until it's over. That should tell you something about me.

But, regardless, I'm home. Priorities include seeking employment and finally achieving the long sought-after driver's license. I'm rather scared of both tasks. I feel like Edmund Hillary, or Tenzing Norgay (who, according to Wikipedia, were the first team to make it to the summit of Everest.) It all seems very daunting, and my natural slackertude is entirely unhelpful in the matter. We'll just go ahead and leave this unresolved for now.

I went for a walk tonight. I don't often go for walks around the new house. I'm not that great with transitions, and I tend to just pretend that they didn't happen and go on with my life, but tonight I walked for longer and farther than I've gone since we moved here right before I left for college. It made me miss the old neighborhood, of course, and there's no playground I can walk to and sit on and look pensive and dangerous, but there is a long flight of steps with a railing I can perch on. It's almost the same effect.

Surprisingly, it doesn't feel all that strange to be back. To be home. Sure I miss everyone, but around here nothing ever changes. I used to think that was horribly dull. Now I'm a little grateful for it. It's astonishing how quickly I've fallen back into "seclude-yourself-on-a-computer" mode.

Off to bed now. Until next time.